CVE catalog

CVE-2008-2956

pidgin: CVE-2008-2956

Severity: Low
Published: Jul 1, 2008, 10:41:00 PM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 2.00% · Oct 25, 2026

Memory leak in Pidgin 2.0.0, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via malformed XML documents. NOTE: this issue has been disputed by the upstream vendor, who states: "I was never able to identify a scenario under which a problem occurred and the original reporter wasn't able to supply any sort of reproduction details."

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	pidgin	sid	`2.14.14-1`	vulnerable
Debian	pidgin	forky	`2.14.14-1`	vulnerable
Debian	pidgin	trixie	`2.14.14-1`	vulnerable
Debian	pidgin	bookworm	`2.14.12-1`	vulnerable

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	pidgin	source	sid	`(unfixed)`	unimportant	Not reported	[488632]
Debian	pidgin	source	forky	`(unfixed)`	unimportant	Not reported	[488632]
Debian	pidgin	source	trixie	`(unfixed)`	unimportant	Not reported	[488632]
Debian	pidgin	source	bookworm	`(unfixed)`	unimportant	Not reported	[488632]

[Debian bug #488632]

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[finch]Affected
Source package: [pidgin]
Details (2)
- 2.14.12-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · pidgin · debian · bookworm; dsa · pidgin · debian · 12
- 2.14.12-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · pidgin · debian · bookworm; dsa · pidgin · debian · 12
[finch-dev]Affected
Source package: [pidgin]
Details (2)
- 2.14.12-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · pidgin · debian · bookworm; dsa · pidgin · debian · 12
- 2.14.12-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · pidgin · debian · bookworm; dsa · pidgin · debian · 12
[libpurple0]Affected
Source package: [pidgin]
Details (2)
- 2.14.12-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · pidgin · debian · bookworm; dsa · pidgin · debian · 12
- 2.14.12-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · pidgin · debian · bookworm; dsa · pidgin · debian · 12
[libpurple-bin]Affected
Source package: [pidgin]
Details (2)
- 2.14.12-1 · all · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · pidgin · debian · bookworm; dsa · pidgin · debian · 12
- 2.14.12-1 · all · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · pidgin · debian · bookworm; dsa · pidgin · debian · 12
[libpurple-dev]Affected
Source package: [pidgin]
Details (2)
- 2.14.12-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · pidgin · debian · bookworm; dsa · pidgin · debian · 12
- 2.14.12-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · pidgin · debian · bookworm; dsa · pidgin · debian · 12
[pidgin]Affected
Details (2)
- 2.14.12-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · pidgin · debian · bookworm; dsa · pidgin · debian · 12
- 2.14.12-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · pidgin · debian · bookworm; dsa · pidgin · debian · 12
[pidgin-data]Affected
Source package: [pidgin]
Details (2)
- 2.14.12-1 · all · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · pidgin · debian · bookworm; dsa · pidgin · debian · 12
- 2.14.12-1 · all · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · pidgin · debian · bookworm; dsa · pidgin · debian · 12
[pidgin-dev]Affected
Source package: [pidgin]
Details (2)
- 2.14.12-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · pidgin · debian · bookworm; dsa · pidgin · debian · 12
- 2.14.12-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · pidgin · debian · bookworm; dsa · pidgin · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[finch]Affected
Source package: [pidgin]
Details (2)
- 2.14.14-1 · amd64 · trixie
  Affected
  dsa · pidgin · debian · 13
- 2.14.14-1 · arm64 · trixie
  Affected
  dsa · pidgin · debian · 13
[finch-dev]Affected
Source package: [pidgin]
Details (2)
- 2.14.14-1 · amd64 · trixie
  Affected
  dsa · pidgin · debian · 13
- 2.14.14-1 · arm64 · trixie
  Affected
  dsa · pidgin · debian · 13
[libpurple0t64]Affected
Source package: [pidgin]
Details (2)
- 2.14.14-1 · amd64 · trixie
  Affected
  dsa · pidgin · debian · 13
- 2.14.14-1 · arm64 · trixie
  Affected
  dsa · pidgin · debian · 13
[libpurple-bin]Affected
Source package: [pidgin]
Details (2)
- 2.14.14-1 · all · trixie
  Affected
  dsa · pidgin · debian · 13
- 2.14.14-1 · all · trixie
  Affected
  dsa · pidgin · debian · 13
[libpurple-dev]Affected
Source package: [pidgin]
Details (2)
- 2.14.14-1 · amd64 · trixie
  Affected
  dsa · pidgin · debian · 13
- 2.14.14-1 · arm64 · trixie
  Affected
  dsa · pidgin · debian · 13
[pidgin]Affected
Details (2)
- 2.14.14-1 · amd64 · trixie
  Affected
  dsa · pidgin · debian · 13
- 2.14.14-1 · arm64 · trixie
  Affected
  dsa · pidgin · debian · 13
[pidgin-data]Affected
Source package: [pidgin]
Details (2)
- 2.14.14-1 · all · trixie
  Affected
  dsa · pidgin · debian · 13
- 2.14.14-1 · all · trixie
  Affected
  dsa · pidgin · debian · 13
[pidgin-dev]Affected
Source package: [pidgin]
Details (2)
- 2.14.14-1 · amd64 · trixie
  Affected
  dsa · pidgin · debian · 13
- 2.14.14-1 · arm64 · trixie
  Affected
  dsa · pidgin · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:04:14 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database]